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Student Organizations

New Student Organization: Student College of Clinical Pharmacy. Faculty Advisors: Dr. Jodi Taylor, Dr. Jennifer Byrd and Dr. Deidra Easley.
Student Officers: Kaitlyn Sudol (2017) - President; Lida Thimothy (2015) - President-Elect; Megan Robinson (2015) - Secretary; Robin Greaves (2015) - Treasurer; Sam Shah (2015) - Student Liaison. The purpose of the SCCP organization is to orient students to the practice of clinical pharmacy by providing information to students about careers and opportunities within the field of clinical pharmacy, promoting dedication to excellence in patient care, research and education, and encouraging skill development necessary to function within an interdisciplinary team. The organization will also advocate the role of clinical pharmacists within healthcare and encourage participation in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy at the national level and/or the local/regional chapters.

ASHP-SSHP
The Union University School of Pharmacy Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy (SSHP) has been recognized by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) as an example of SSHP Best Practices. Our chapter will be featured on the ASHP website as a "Student Society Spotlight." Through this the UUSOP SSHP chapter will be placed on showcase as a model and inspiration to other schools.

This honor is based on the Share & Reapply handout submitted for the 2013 Midyear Clinical Meeting. This handout detailed the professional development project done by our SSHP chapter this past fall. The focus of the project was to spread antibiotic awareness through a series of patient outreach projects including an appearance by the SSHP chapter president, Meghan Garret, on the news program Jackson 24/7.

NCPA
Many thanks to the fine leadership and hard work of the 2013-2014 NCPA Executive Committee: Robin Williams (2016), President; Kevin Arrison (2016), Vice President; Melissa Bien-Aime (2016), Secretary; and Brittany Gooch (2016), Treasurer. This past year, the chapter participated in five service projects in the greater-Jackson area, including flu clinics, drug abuse education, and breast cancer awareness. Dr. Michelle Blanton, UUSOP preceptor and pharmacist/owner of Duvall Drugs in Humboldt, spoke to the UUSOP chapter on independent pharmacy ownership at our November meeting. Alex Blanton (2017), 2014-2015 President-Elect, is already working with her team on goals and projects for the coming year.

Phi Lambda Sigma
The Gamma Sigma chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society was honored as the second runner-up for Chapter of the Year during the Phi Lambda Sigma Awards Reception on March 29, 2014, at the 2014 American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. The award was based on the chapter annual report submitted for Phi Lambda Sigma activities during the 2012-2013 academic year. This was the first national recognition for the Gamma Sigma chapter. Several chapter members were in attendance for the award presentation.

New members recently inducted into PLS are: Katie Frieling (2016); Meghan Garrett (2016); Shelby Mills (2016); Heather Page (2015); Tucker Phillips (2015); Jenna Ramage (2016); and Brittany Reeves (2016).

Rho Chi
The Delta Rho chapter of Rho Chi recently inducted the following new members: Andrew Castleman (2015); Robin Greaves (2015); Andrea Markham (2016); Sonia Pernia (2016); Colin Royal (2015); and Hayden Truong (2016).

Publications

Bennett LL and Ingason A. (2015) Enzalutamide (Xtandi) for Patients With Metastatic, Resistant Prostate Cancer. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2014; Jan 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Marriages

Megan McKay (2015) married Blake Robinson on December 28, 2013. Blake is a cotton farmer and they reside in Cooter, Missouri.

Courtney Cockrill (2015) married Dan Guinn (2018) on June 14, 2014. Dan will begin the Pharm.D. program here at the UUSOP in August.